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My day finished with a piece of lightly sweetened carob cake. The topping of the day, not the cake (with no icing), was a continual cleanup in the temple’s pantry, some emailing, some calls to promote the Gita-drive known as “Give to Live,” and a call with Radhanatha Swami, something we regularly share.

My conversation with Radhanatha was private enough, however, we did cover conversations of a more sharing nature. First of all we were both participants in a forum of eulogies about our recently

अध्याय दस – यक्षों के साथ ध्रुव महाराज का युद्ध (4.10)

1 मैत्रेय ऋषि ने कहा: हे विदुर, तत्पश्चात ध्रुव महाराज ने प्रजापति शिशुमार की पुत्री के साथ विवाह कर लिया जिसका नाम भ्रमि था। उनके कल्प तथा वत्सर नामक दो पुत्र उत्पन्न हुए।

2 अत्यन्त शक्तिशाली ध्रुव महाराज की एक दूसरी पत्नी थी, जिसका नाम इला था और वह वायुदेव की पुत्री थी। उससे उन्हें एक अत्यन्त सुन्दर कन्या तथा उत्कल नाम का एक पुत्र उत्पन्न हुआ।

3 ध्रुव महाराज का छोटा भाई उत्तम, जो अभी तक अनब्याहा था, एक बार आखेट करने गया और हिमालय पर्वत मे

The Bhaktivedanta Players of UK have made their Bhagavad-gita audio drama available for everyone to hear during the this most auspicious month of Marga when Bhagavad-gita was spoken, and when whole of ISKCON focuses on the Gita.

The nearly hour-long play consisting of two parts uses carefully chosen music and dramatic sound effects to make listening to the most important conversation in humankind a memorable experience for the audience.

Listen to the audio drama here: https://www.bhaktivedantama

Subuddhi is in her 80’s and it’s a little bit tough for her to get around these days. For her group studies online she requested a copy of the mystical text, Brahma Samhita. She called me and asked for a copy.

“I haven’t yet walked today so I can walk over and drop off a copy. I’d be happy to,” I said.

The sun was in the west and to get to her place at Seaton Village I would have to head west. Great! I know the neighbourhood quite well with its quiet back streets. It’s pretty much and eclectic n

From Back to Godhead

By Mohini Radha Devi Dasi

In the interactions between the Lord and His
devotees, both relish the highest happiness.

Bhagavad-gita and other scriptures praise Arjuna for his close relationship with Krishna. Arjuna is known for his mood of friendship (sakha-bhava). Since relationships are by definition reciprocal, not only is Arjuna known as Krishna’s friend, but Krishna is known as Arjuna’s friend. Krishna drove Arjuna’s chariot and is therefore called Partha-sarathi, the “c

अध्याय नौ – ध्रुव महाराज का घर लौटना(4.9)

1 महर्षि मैत्रेय ने विदुर से कहा: जब भगवान ने देवताओं को इस प्रकार फिर से आश्वासन दिलाया तो वे समस्त प्रकार के भय से मुक्त हो गये और वे सब उन्हें नमस्कार करके अपने-अपने देवलोकों को चले गये। तब भगवान, जो साक्षात सहस्रशीर्ष अवतार हैं, गरुड़ पर सवार हुए और अपने दास ध्रुव को देखने के लिए मधुवन गये।

2 ध्रुव महाराज अपने प्रखर योगाभ्यास के समय भगवान के जिस बिजली सदृश तेजमान रूप के ध्यान में निमग्न थे, वह सहसा विलीन हो गया। फलतः ध्रुव अत्यन्त विचलित हो उठे और उनक

अध्याय आठ – ध्रुव महाराज का गृहत्याग और वनगमन (4.8)

1-5    मैत्रेय ऋषि ने कहा: सनकादि चारों कुमार और नारद, ऋभू, हंस, अरुणि तथा यति -- ब्रह्मा के ये सारे पुत्र घर पर न रहकर (गृहस्थ नहीं बने) नैष्ठिक ब्रह्मचारी हुए।    ब्रह्मा का अन्य पुत्र अधर्म था जिसकी पत्नी का नाम मृषा था।   उनके संयोग से दो असुर हुए जिनके नाम दम्भ अर्थात धोखेबाज तथा माया अर्थात ठगिनी थे।   इन दोनों को निर्ऋति नामक असुर ले गया, क्योंकि उसके कोई सन्तान न थी।   मैत्रेय ने विदुर से कहा: हे महापुरुष, दम्भ तथा माया से लोभ और निकृति

Have you ever asked yourself: What keeps holding me back despite my best efforts to advance and break the chain of undesirable habits? The answer, more often than not, is our karma. To be more precise, it’s the part of our karma that must be experienced and cannot be mitigated even through various methods like austerities or sacrifices. Such unavoidable karma is called prarabdha karma.

Prarabdha karma is so strong that even a Brahman-realised soul, who directly and uninterruptedly perceives the

In 1971, as a young devotee in Calcutta, Giriraja Swami approached Srila Prabhupada, “I have been trying to understand what your desire is, and two things seem to please you the most: distributing your books and building the big temple in Mayapur.” Prabhupada’s face lit up, his eyes opened wide, and he smiled, saying: “Yes, you have understood. If you all build this temple, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur will personally come and take you all back to Godhead.”

Building the TOVP was so important to Sri

By taking initiation, there are such powerful blessings which are passed, that practically our journey back to the spiritual world is guaranteed. We just simply do our level best, whatever that is, as good as we can. To follow this for our lives and surely, then success will be there. So it is a very joyous occasion. It is a serious matter also. One question we can raise is that how can one take a vow for one’s whole life? How do we know what it would be like in ten years’ time? It maybe be very

It’s strange but Toronto has been my home base since 1973 and in all that time I’ve never had, or taken, the opportunity to venture into High Park. It is rated as 4.5/5 and I can testify. When you’re there you won’t feel like you’re in the city.

Walking along the pond called Grenadier is pleasant as well as the main trails and off route ones. It’s always great to be in nature, with or without company. I’m not going out to even small home events but in nature’s social-distance venues I have no pr

अध्याय सात – दक्ष द्वारा यज्ञ सम्पन्न करना (4.7)

1 मैत्रेय मुनि ने कहा: हे महाबाहु विदुर, भगवान ब्रह्मा के शब्दों से शान्त होकर शिव ने उनकी प्रार्थना का उत्तर इस प्रकार दिया।

2 शिवजी ने कहा: हे पूज्य पिता ब्रह्माजी, मैं देवताओं द्वारा किये गये अपराधों की परवाह नहीं करता। चूँकि ये देवता बालकों के समान अल्पज्ञानी हैं, अतः मैं उनके अपराधों पर गम्भीरतापूर्वक विचार नहीं कर रहा हूँ। मैंने तो उन्हें राह पर लाने के लिए ही दण्डित किया है।

3 शिवजी ने आगे कहा: चूँकि दक्ष का सिर पहले ही जलकर भस्म हो चुका ह

My dear devotees

Please accept my humble obeisances
All glories to Srila Prabhupada

Homebase :Sridham Mayapur
Camp :Sridham Mayapur

In Mayapur, because of the outreach programs, various namahatta devotees attending in Mayapur, somehow the coronavirus has spread amongst our namahatta preachers. Of them, two swamis, His Holiness Gauranga Prema Swami and His Holiness Bhakti Vilasa Gauracandra Swami have tested positive. So they have quarantined the whole namahatta and they are undergoing treatment

By Yadunath Das 

Many of us have heard the story before: In the summer of 1966, ISKCON founder Srila Prabhupada acquired a storefront space in New York’s Bowery neighborhood with the help of a couple disciples. It had previously been a curio shop, the name of which Srila Prabhupada found quite suiting to his mission of spreading Krishna consciousness: Matchless Gifts. This would become the birthplace of ISKCON worldwide.

Despite all the transformations that New York has undergone throughout the

Our cook, Dwarkanath, made this amazing pumpkin cake. It was baked to perfection; somewhat moist and sweet. Since pumpkin is a fruit I hope no sugar was added, especially that dreadful worst of foods—white sugar.

I do have a small issue with my friends from India or Bangladesh, that cook or bake, over the use of the word “pumpkin.” “Pumpkin,” I tell them, without malice, “is roundish, orange and is a member of the squash family.” I also mention that our indigenous people of this area grew squash

[ भगवद्गीता 7.26 में भगवान ने कहा है -- वेदाहं समतीतानि वर्तमानानि चार्जुन ।

जो कुछ भूतकाल में घटित हो चुका है और भविष्य में जो कुछ होने जा रहा है, मैं वह सब जानता हूँ।   भगवान विष्णु सर्वज्ञ हैं, अतः वे जानते थे कि दक्ष की यज्ञशाला में क्या होगा।

इसी कारण से न तो नारायण और न ही ब्रह्माजी दक्ष के महान यज्ञ में सम्मिलित हुए।   (तात्पर्य श्रीमद भागवतम 4.6.3 – श्रील प्रभुपाद)

अध्याय छह – ब्रह्मा द्वारा शिवजी को मनाना (4.6)

1-2 जब समस्त पुरोहित तथा यज्ञ-सभा के सभी सदस्य और देवतागण शिवजी के सैनिकों द

In 1971, as a young devotee in Calcutta, Giriraja Swami approached Srila Prabhupada, “I have been trying to understand what your desire is, and two things seem to please you the most: distributing your books and building the big temple in Mayapur.” Prabhupada’s face lit up, his eyes opened wide, and he smiled, saying: “Yes, you have understood. If you all build this temple, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur will personally come and take you all back to Godhead.”

Now that’s quite a statement from Srila P

By Gauranga Das

Festival for the soul

During the extended lockdown due to the pandemic situation, the residents of Govardhan Ecovillage (GEV) took to an in depth study of Srimad Bhagavatam, making the most of the collective opportunity.

GEV is the home for many scholarly devotees who share the wealth of their Vedic wisdom across the world. As circumstances would have it, many of them like Sanatkumar Prabhu, Gauranga prabhu, Chaitanya Caran prabhu, Damodar prabhu, Gauranga Darshan prabhu, Balara

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HG Jagabandhu das, a disciple of HH Janananda Goswami Maharaj is a humble youth & highly inspiring devotee who distributes Srila Prabhupada’s teachings through his words, actions and preaching by conducting major scale Ratha Yatra, distributing Mahaprasadham, chanting beads & Srila Prabhupada’s books! All glories to Srila Prab